This Week's Theme: The Sleepyhead Remedy

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Yaaaawwwwn. At this time of year the nights are long, and the days are dark and cold. A sort of sluggishness sets in, and it's tempting just to crawl back in bed.

If you find yourself drowsily dragging through the day, there's one simple antidote (besides getting more sleep)... oxygen.

Nothing enlivens every cell of your body like a good old dose of O2. That's why this week we're exercising our lung capacity with some super juicy deep breathing techniques.

TWO-MINUTE DIY PRACTICE: THREE PART BREATH
 
This week's DIY practice is not a pose but a breathing technique called Three Part Breath.

It's a great way to expand your lung capacity and draw in more O2 than you ever thought possible!

This techinique is easiest to practice laying down, but it's certainly not hard do while seated at your desk. Just make sure you're relaxed and comfy, but not slouching.

1. Just as the name implies, you're going to divide your breath into three parts. First, exhale fully, pressing out every last bit of air.
2. Inhale 1/3 of your breath capacity using just your low belly, and hold for a count of two.
3. Inhale the second third of your breath into your ribcage, and hold for two. (Try expanding through the sides and back of the ribcage as well as the front.)
4. Inhale the final third of your breath into your upper chest, and hold for a count of two. (Relax your shoulders, neck, and jaw. Be mindful not to create tension in with this exercise.)
5. Finally, exhale gently, with control. See if you can let your breath go out the opposite way it came in - exhaling first the upper chest, then the ribcage, then the lower belly.

Play with a few rounds of this to give yourself a nice oxygen energy boost.


If you want to use this as an opportunity for meditation, draw your full attention to each area (belly, ribcage, chest) as the breath expands into it. Explore every little sensation as the oxygen enlivens your cells. Smile. You're alive.

As always, take what serves you, leave what doesn't. It's all good.

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